My Trip to Guatemala

Yesterday I returned home from an 8 day trip to Guatemala with LAMP (www.lampcharity.org). We traveled to the city of Jalapa. In Jalapa, we spent the week giving dental and medical care to many people who had never before had any access to treatment. As we pulled up to the hospital where we would be working, there was a line of people half-way down the block. Some slept over night to get needed care. Others traveled half a day to get to us. We were able to see both adults and children. Each day a group went out to surrounding villages to give services to people who couldn't get to Jalapa. There were so many people who wanted our help. It felt great to be able to do this and literally forget about ourselves for a whole week. Patients were very grateful. Many had never been to the dentist. I had a great experience. Hopefully I will get to go next year. See the pictures below.